Thomas R. McDonough

5 Quotations from Thomas R. McDonough

home star n. 1987 T. R. McDonough Architects of Hyperspace 211 β€˜Now, we will show you their home.’ A nondescript red star floated in the center of the amphitheater, speckled with dark star spots. β€˜This is their home star.’
spacing n. 2 1987 T. R. McDonough Architects of Hyperspace 62 But what do you know about spacing? Have you ever been trapped in a vacuum with only seconds of air left?
Vestan adj. 1987 T. R. McDonough Architects of Hyperspace vii. 58 The hotel was not one of the more memorable examples of Vestan architecture. Constructed in the Polka Dot Period, it bore large green dots on an orange field; the color combination made her stomach twinge. It stood ten stories tall and was frayed at the edges. She entered the lobby.
visiphone n. 1987 T. R. McDonough Architects of Hyperspace 15 Ariadne listened to the English message on the viziphone: β€˜Call Lunar Farside Operator. You have an interstellar message. Dial white-gray-purple, black-red-green.’
visiphone v. 1987 T. R. McDonough Architects of Hyperspace 107 β€˜Plum, try viziphoning them.’ Plum pushed a key and said, β€˜CQ, this is the starship Shillelagh of the Asteroid Federation, calling CQ.’ Horrendous static burst from the speaker. Plum lowered the volume. The static roared erratically, like a massive thunderstorm. Random daggers of multicolored snow shot across the comscreen.